SB 2.7.15 (SA Prji):
* The leader of the elephants, whose leg was attacked in a river by a crocodile of superior strength, was
much aggrieved. Taking a lotus flower in his trunk, he addressed the Lord, saying, "O original enjoyer,
Lord of the universe! O deliverer, as famous as a place of pilgrimage! All are purified simply by hearing
Your holy name, which is worthy to be chanted."
* Here, Gajendra, the leader of elephants was distressed because his leg was caught by a crocodile in
water
* He was very strong and many animals were living freely in the forest just by being his friends
* History: This elephant in his previous life was, King Indradyumna
- He gave up his kingdom (Pandya kindgom) and was living in the forest, always thinking about the Lord
- he was following a mauna vrata, so somehow failed to give respect to his guest, Agastya muni
- So Agastya muni cursed him that he becomes bodily conscious and to fall down into the material world
- So King Indradyumna is born in the Tricota forest and is living with his family of elephants
- He is enjoying, then maya strikes, in the form of a crocodile
- This crocodile in his previous life was as Gandharva, Huhu. He was a king there and was enjoying the
damsels of heaven. Somehow he pulled the leg of Devalamuni and therefore he was cursed to become a
crocodile. He was also told that finally, the Supreme Lord will liberate him
* So when Gajendra was caught by the crocodile, he initially did not think about Krishna. He was in the
bodily consciousness and therefore he fought with the crocodile for 1000 years
* Then finally he got out of this consciousness and he remembered the Lord of his life
* He was then praying to the Lord and sincerely calling out to Him. He was addressing the Lord directly
by chanting the holy name of Hari and therefore, the Supreme Lord Himself came to help him
* This Gajendra could do, cause he was a devotee in his previous life. He therefore was able to remember
the Lord fully
* This made lord Vishnu rush to his help. The Lord cut off the head of the crocodile and saved Gajendra
* So in order to invoke the mercy of the Lord, we have to know the Supremacy of the Lord and take His
shelter. But until we think someone else will save us, the Lord will not come to our protection. Only
when we take complete shelter of the Lord, then the Lord will come to save us
* Imp Point: Here we see two living beings locked up in a battle. Both were kings in their previous life.
The Lord comes and liberated Gajendra (attains 4 armed sarupya mukti and goes back to Vaikunta). The
crocodile attains his previous material form and goes back to his kingdom
* The conclusion is that we can get out of the material world is to chant the holy names of the Lord and
always taking shelter of the Lord!
* The leader of the elephants, whose leg was attacked in a river by a crocodile of superior strength, was
much aggrieved. Taking a lotus flower in his trunk, he addressed the Lord, saying, "O original enjoyer,
Lord of the universe! O deliverer, as famous as a place of pilgrimage! All are purified simply by hearing
Your holy name, which is worthy to be chanted."
* Here, Gajendra, the leader of elephants was distressed because his leg was caught by a crocodile in
water
* He was very strong and many animals were living freely in the forest just by being his friends
* History: This elephant in his previous life was, King Indradyumna
- He gave up his kingdom (Pandya kindgom) and was living in the forest, always thinking about the Lord
- he was following a mauna vrata, so somehow failed to give respect to his guest, Agastya muni
- So Agastya muni cursed him that he becomes bodily conscious and to fall down into the material world
- So King Indradyumna is born in the Tricota forest and is living with his family of elephants
- He is enjoying, then maya strikes, in the form of a crocodile
- This crocodile in his previous life was as Gandharva, Huhu. He was a king there and was enjoying the
damsels of heaven. Somehow he pulled the leg of Devalamuni and therefore he was cursed to become a
crocodile. He was also told that finally, the Supreme Lord will liberate him
* So when Gajendra was caught by the crocodile, he initially did not think about Krishna. He was in the
bodily consciousness and therefore he fought with the crocodile for 1000 years
* Then finally he got out of this consciousness and he remembered the Lord of his life
* He was then praying to the Lord and sincerely calling out to Him. He was addressing the Lord directly
by chanting the holy name of Hari and therefore, the Supreme Lord Himself came to help him
* This Gajendra could do, cause he was a devotee in his previous life. He therefore was able to remember
the Lord fully
* This made lord Vishnu rush to his help. The Lord cut off the head of the crocodile and saved Gajendra
* So in order to invoke the mercy of the Lord, we have to know the Supremacy of the Lord and take His
shelter. But until we think someone else will save us, the Lord will not come to our protection. Only
when we take complete shelter of the Lord, then the Lord will come to save us
* Imp Point: Here we see two living beings locked up in a battle. Both were kings in their previous life.
The Lord comes and liberated Gajendra (attains 4 armed sarupya mukti and goes back to Vaikunta). The
crocodile attains his previous material form and goes back to his kingdom
* The conclusion is that we can get out of the material world is to chant the holy names of the Lord and
always taking shelter of the Lord!
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